Zhao Qinglan and the children stayed in the city for two days before returning to the family quarters together.
She would love to stay in the city a few more days, but there's a man at home who's urging her to come back, so she has no choice but to return.
Fortunately, the things she sent also arrived, and it took her quite a while to sort them out when she got back.
Zhao Qingzhu was very curious about Shenzhen and kept asking Zhao Qinglan questions.
The children were also curious, and when Zhao Qinglan started telling her story, they all gathered around to listen.
Zhao Qinglan's persuasive power is quite strong. Perhaps Shenzhen is not as good as Beijing or Shanghai now, but with its rapid development, it will soon stand shoulder to shoulder with these big cities.
At the end, she said meaningfully to her children, "Mom doesn't expect you to achieve great things in the future, but you should take the opportunity to go out and see the world. The outside world is wonderful."
Her words truly lit a lamp in the children's hearts, enabling each of them to go further than the last.
After her trip to Shenzhen, she became much more fashionable, attracting the attention of many military wives.
When people talk about her now, they both admire and envy her; she's already seen as a strong woman.
When Zhao Qinglan arrived home, she naturally noticed the changes in the house.
Looking at the clean new sheets and blankets, she smiled sweetly, knowing that her man was still very reliable.
That night, she stopped her husband from doing anything reckless and started talking to him.
This time, we finally got to Zhang Yu.
Li Huai laughed when Zhang Yu was asked about having a girlfriend.
"I had already guessed it."
"Zhang Yu is not young anymore, when will he get married?" Zhao Qinglan asked curiously.
"Him? Probably soon." After all, his sister is already married, but he's still single, and his family has been getting really anxious for a while now.
In fact, Zhang Yu ran away to Shenzhen to stay away from home, partly to do business and make money, and partly to escape his family's pressure to get married.
Actually, he wasn't avoiding marriage; he just wanted to achieve something in his career so he could have a grand wedding.
Of course, there is another reason, which is that the situation of the person he is looking for is a bit special. He is afraid that his family will not approve, so he is prepared to break up with his family if things don't work out.
This is also one of the reasons why he is eager to achieve success in business. It is not only to increase his influence, but also because he is afraid that if things really come to that, he will be able to fully support his family.
His procrastination actually had an effect.
His parents have now lowered their expectations of him to the point that they would be overjoyed and cry tears of joy if he could just bring a woman home.
After chatting about Zhang Yu, Zhao Qinglan also mentioned some of her experiences and feelings in Shenzhen.
Since her husband knew her past, she could naturally say things that she couldn't tell others.
For example, if she hadn't experienced it firsthand, she might not have believed that a dilapidated fishing village could develop to that extent in just twenty or thirty years.
As long as she comes back, even if she just rambles on about trivial things, Li Huai feels incredibly warm and happy.
Unlike a few days ago, when he was lying alone in bed, he felt uncomfortable in every way.
This year, Mrs. Sun closed her snack shop a few days earlier and returned home ahead of schedule with her youngest daughter.
She's definitely become more indifferent to money now; there's no such thing as an endless amount of money.
However, she seemed hesitant to speak after she returned, which aroused Zhao Qinglan's curiosity.
"Mom, is there something you want to say?" Zhao Qinglan asked.
When her daughter asked, Mrs. Sun finally spoke up, albeit somewhat awkwardly.
"Qinglan, your uncle won't be able to come over for the Chinese New Year this year." The higher the position, the greater the responsibility sometimes is.
"Mom, do you want to go to the capital to spend the New Year with Uncle?" Zhao Qinglan immediately guessed what her mother was thinking.
Sun nodded and explained, "Your uncle said he found a few suitable blind dates for Qingju, and I'm thinking of getting this done as soon as possible."
Actually, that comes later. The most important thing is to spend the Lunar New Year with my uncle.
Zhao Qinglan thought about it but didn't say anything.
Thinking about it, my uncle must be quite lonely spending the New Year alone in Beijing. If my mother wants to go, then let her go. She doesn't have any objections.
"Mom, I have no objection to you going to Beijing, but it's already this late, and I'm afraid you won't be able to buy a train ticket to Beijing. You should be prepared."
But as soon as she finished speaking, she saw her mother become embarrassed.
"Qinglan, your uncle has already asked someone to buy the ticket."
"Alright, the tickets are all ready. So you acted first and informed us later," Zhao Qinglan laughed.
"Mom, then you and Qingju should pack your things properly. I'll also see what to bring for my uncle."
Seeing that her daughter supported her decision, Mrs. Sun finally felt relieved.
Upon learning that her mother was taking her younger sister to the capital to spend the New Year with their uncle, Zhao Qingzhu was only slightly shocked before nodding in agreement.
Actually, Madam Sun is already quite old and an elder. If she really wanted to go to the capital to spend the New Year with Sun Guangming, what could Zhao Qinglan and her sister say?
However, since Mrs. Sun had spent so much time with her daughters, she felt embarrassed to leave them and her grandchildren behind to go to the capital for the New Year, so she never dared to say anything.
Zhao Qinglan and her sister packed some things for their uncle before seeing Sun and the others off on the train to the capital.
With Sun taking Zhao Qingju away, Zhao Qinglan's family spent the Spring Festival with her sister's family this year.
Four adults and five children made up a large table.
Chinese New Year is always the happiest time for children, as they get new clothes, lucky money, and lots of delicious food that they don't usually get to eat.
For adults, the Lunar New Year is also a time for family reunions, celebrations, and relaxation after a year of hard work.
Actually, the New Year's atmosphere in the 1980s was still quite strong, at least in Zhao Qinglan's eyes.
Regardless of whether they were adults or children, people's living standards may not have been as high as in later generations, but as long as they didn't go hungry, they generally had a high sense of happiness.
Zhao Qinglan and her sister cook all sorts of delicious food every day, the whole family watches TV together, and they also have entertainment such as playing cards. Every day is incredibly lively.
The Wu family next door had all three of their children come home for the New Year, which made Wu Mei and Sun Shengli so happy that they couldn't stop smiling every day.
When children are around every day, adults find it annoying.
But when the children grow up and go out into the world, the parents will start to worry. That's the contradiction in human nature.
Because the military had some spare funds, they decorated the barracks and family quarters nicely for the Lunar New Year this year.
Red lanterns, festive slogans, and colorful decorations immediately create the atmosphere of Chinese New Year.
The military spouses even organized group activities to celebrate the New Year, such as Yangko dancing and drumming, and the atmosphere was full of festive spirit.
Far to the south, Wang Dazhi also returned to the mainland from Hong Kong before the Lunar New Year. He secretly entered the country through Shenzhen.
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